Introducing the Careers Service What it can do for you! What do employers want? How to get a vacation job/Internship Introducing the Careers Service.

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Introducing the Careers Service What it can do for you! What do employers want? How to get a vacation job/Internship Introducing the Careers Service

The Careers Service The Careers Service is in 48 Prince’s Gardens Opening hours are 10am until 5-15pm

Services Advice Information- e.g. courses, employers, finance for further study Mock interviews Web site Aptitude Tests - online Contact with employers

Your Careers Advisers Dr Erich Muller – in the Department Frances McEwen - in the Careers Service

Careers Adviser Consultations A 20 minute interview booked online See JobsLive on careers homepage am to 12-30pm and 1-30pm to 3- 30pm in term time A 40 minute interview by appointment

Six ways of getting a vacation job What are they?

How to get a vacation job Look for adverts Investigate ‘internships’ on the careers service web site JobsLive Read relevant literature in careers service And your local newspaper Your department intranet site

Network Think who you know who might have a job to offer you Talk to academics, family, friends and their relatives

Drop in For jobs in the high street, building sites or offices with adverts outside seeking employees just drop in and ask

Phone Investigate firms on the web or through careers service information. Then phone and ask if they have suitable vacancies

Use Recruitment Agencies Recruitment agencies each specialise in specific areas of employment Look them up at Or in the yellow pages Or in ‘Graduates guide to recruitment agencies’- available in the Careers service

Speculative applications Think who you would like to work for and send them a speculative CV and letter

Before applying think of your skills

Skills from personal development And your soft (transferable) skills Teamwork Problem solving Commercial awareness Written & Verbal Communication Leadership and Initiative Achieving goals-results driven

Elizabeth Jones Flat 3 54 Northanger Road London SW7 4RT Contact Details

Education & Qualifications 2006 – 2010 Imperial College London MEng Chemical Engineering 1 st year studies include: XXX. YYY, ZZZ – 2006Isleworth School, Middlesex A-levels: Chemistry (A), Mathematics (A), Computer Science (C) GCSE's: 9 Grade A-C, including 5 A's, Maths A and English language B

Employment Summer Sales Assistant Star Jewellers, London –Customer Service Trained –Negotiated sales and dealt with customer complaints –Responsible for cashing up and banking –Trained new staff in store procedures 2004 – 2005 Stock Controller/Sales Assistant (part time) Onkar Fashions Ltd, London –Implemented new computerised stock control system –Organised displays, promotions and point of sale material –Stock taking

Skills – Improved Example IT Skills Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint Internet research, Learning Java programming language Languages Basic/ Almost conversational French Driving Licence - Full clean UK Licence

Interests and Responsibilities HockeyPlayed in school team, joined Imperial College Hockey Club TravelVisited Germany, Spain and Thailand Marketing manager of Young Enterprise business at school Improved version

The covering letter Normally one side of A4 Formal presentation Preferably to a named person

Dear Mrs Bloggs I’m writing to enquire if you have any employment opportunities in your company during the university summer vacation – June XX to September ZZ. A student at Imperial College London studying an MEng in chemical engineering I am keen to gain work experience in CCCCC. (Whatever they are into)

Alternatively I’m writing to apply for the vacancy which I saw advertised in …….. A student in chemical engineering at Imperial College London I am keen to develop my experience in XXXX this summer.

Next say something about them Having investigated your web site I see that ………… My CV is enclosed for your information and I would welcome the opportunity to discuss any possibilities that may arise. Yours sincerely

EMPLOYERS Chemical companies Engineering consultants Pharmaceutical manufacturers Food producers Water companies Petrochemical contractors

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